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Around Town: Like Totally Festival ends up canceled soon after the Bangles drop out

By Daily Pilot staff

May 10, 2019 | 11:10 AM

Sandra Martin dresses in '80s garb during the 2018 Like Totally Festival at Huntington State Beach. The day-long series of concerts was to return Saturday but has been canceled, the festival said. (File Photo)

The Like Totally Festival scheduled for Saturday in Huntington Beach has been canceled, the festival announced Friday morning.

“We are very saddened to announce the cancellation of the Like Totally Music Festival,” according to a statement on the event’s website and Facebook page. “We unfortunately have issues we cannot resolve to continue, and for the safety and well-being of the bands and fans we have to make this decision. We apologize for the inconvenience. We are working on rescheduling the festival for a later date and tickets will be honored at that time.”

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The Facebook page said ticket holders would be contacted directly.

The annual festival at Huntington State Beach was to be a full day of concerts featuring ’80s musical stars. The cancellation came after the Bangles, the scheduled headliner, said Wednesday on social media that they would not perform due to “unforeseen circumstances.” The festival later confirmed that the Bangles were out but did not give a reason.

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Save Our Youth to hold 11th annual fiesta in Costa Mesa

The 11th annual Save Our Youth Fiesta will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity, 3321 Hyland Ave., Costa Mesa.

There will be food, a silent auction and entertainment from SOY students and alumni. The organization serves students in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District.

Boeing in H.B. to host bottle rocket launches

The Boeing Co. invites the community to design, create and launch plastic bottle rockets as part of its annual rocket-launch event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 5301 Bolsa Ave. in Huntington Beach.

Participants are encouraged to bring an empty 2-liter bottle to use for their rocket. Engineers from Boeing will be on hand to offer design tips.

Garden tour to include 6 Newport Beach residences

A garden tour featuring six private gardens in Newport Beach will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Each residence will feature an artist painting in the garden throughout the day.

The ticket price also includes a light lunch with live music at Sherman Library & Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Hwy., Corona del Mar. After the tour, Sherman Library will host a party from 3 to 5 p.m., featuring raffle and silent-auction prizes.

Exhibit showcases ancient Chinese art technique

“Goodbye Movies, Hello Liuli — The Liuli Art of Loretta H. Yang and Chang Yi” will be exhibited at Jewel Court at South Coast Plaza until Monday.

The works of contemporary liuli art founders Yang and Yi have been shown in the Palace Museum in Beijing, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C.

The art showcases a 2,000-year-old Chinese technique.

South Coast Plaza is at 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. For more information, visit bit.ly/2Vce4Ht.

Laguna hosts talk on how to fight garden pests with bugs

All are welcome to a talk at the South Laguna Community Garden Park on Saturday to learn how to fight bad bugs with good bugs.

Robin Jones, an organic edible garden designer and beekeeper, will teach guests about the benefits and tips of using bugs to organically help a garden stay healthy.

The workshop is free and begins at 10 a.m. at the Community Garden Park at Eagle Rock Way and South Coast Highway.

Laguna Beach mayor to speak at Laguna Canyon Conservancy dinner

A week after Laguna Beach Mayor Bob Whalen gave his State of the City address, he will give a speech at a Laguna Canyon Conservancy dinner Monday.

The organization is inviting the public to join the mayor for dinner and conversation at Seven 7 Seven restaurant, 777 Laguna Canyon Road. The bar will open at 6 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6:35 p.m., with a program to follow. The dinner costs $15 for conservancy members and $20 for non-members.

OCTA meeting set in H.B. to discuss Beach Boulevard improvements

The Orange County Transportation Authority is seeking public input on how to improve the Beach Boulevard corridor between La Habra and Huntington Beach.

A community meeting is scheduled for noon to 3 p.m. May 18 next to REI at Bella Terra, 7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach.

People also can submit suggestions through a survey available at beach-survey.com. The survey weighs possible changes such as bus-only lanes, expanded bus service hours, widening the street and adding pedestrian bridges.

Ocean View School District employees recognized for contribution to language learners

Two Ocean View School District employees were recognized recently by the Orange County Department of Education for making significant contributions to language learners.

Sara Ostravopour, a teacher at Marine View Middle School, and Guadalupe Castillo, an English-learner assistant at College View Elementary School, were honored during the seventh annual Language Learner Celebration.

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3 Newport-Mesa students named Angels Scholars

The Newport-Mesa Unified School District recently announced three students as Angels Scholars and awarded four-year college scholarships from the Angels Baseball Foundation.

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The scholars are Rafael Arias Torres and Anahi Villagrana of Newport Harbor High School and Sofia Chavez of Early College High School.

Only 19 of more than 100 students who applied won the scholarships.

Students will be honored at an Angels Baseball Foundation ceremony in June.

Huntington Beach student awarded prize by Orange County Water District

The Orange County Water District recently awarded $3,000 in prizes to students for innovative water-related projects at the annual Orange County Science & Engineering Fair.

Kelsey Coppa from Talbert Middle School in Huntington Beach was awarded $100.

Nominations sought for teacher prizes

ClassTag, a free communication app that connects teachers with parents, plans to give away 1,000 prizes during National Teacher Appreciation Month and is seeking nominations of teachers who people feel have had a positive effect on students’ lives.

Nominations will be accepted through May 19 for U.S. teachers in early education through high school. Winners will be announced June 10.

Prizes will include books, classroom supplies, backpacks and speakers.